Kingston Trio Tom Dooley 45

Mr. Grayson, a beautiful woman, and a condemned man named Tom Dooley. It's always the woman's fault, cheatin whores.  Poor Tom is gonna die just cause he loved some woman.  If you haven't guessed by now tonight's record is another 45 and its is the Kingston Trio's Tom Dooley and the b side is Ruby Red.  

I have always liked the story of Tom Dooley. When i was in chorus in middle school we did a song that was really like ten songs one of which was Tom Dooley. It was called Hootenanny. I remember we all had a great time performing this song. It must have been in the seventh grade since Justin was there to sing the baritone parts of Tom Dooley. So that means it was Mr. Bottens since Mr. Shrock had taken a hiatus that part of the year. 

Ruby Red is an alright song certainly a reason for it to be on the b side i suppose. 

Kingston Trio 45

• Tom Dooley
• Ruby Red

Rolling Stones Brown Sugar 45

Today it occurred to me that the stack of 45's are still records and would fulfill my requirement on days when i just don't have time or feel up to a full record. Today is one of those days. I am sitting here enjoying good friends, amazing food, and great drink and just didn't want to take a lot of time for blogging today. Besides 45's are the granddaddy of the modern day compact disc. 

Anything by the rolling stones are good. This was a fun one since you don't often hear either of these songs on the radio. I have to say not a huge fan of Bitch and there is a reason it was the b side. 

Rolling Stones

• Brown Sugar
• Bitch

The Beach Boys Endless Summer

So it's been a long day but good and I was sleepy and then I put on this record. I didn't start with side one apparently so the first song I heard was " Be True to Your School" i was instantly awake and chair dancing yellin push em back push em back wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy back. To which I got odd looks from Boyd and Steve since I am listening via headphones so they can watch some criminal show.  I grinned and replied " Well im not bragin babe so dont put me down but i got the fastest set of wheels in town!" 

There is not one song on this record that I do not like. When "In my Room" came on I smiled and drifted back over a decade ago to a woman named Susie. Susie was a woman who lived with autism in a group home I worked at. When she was stemming she would want to listen two one of two songs, John Denver's  Sunshine on my shoulders or In my room. She did not talk much but she would come tug on my arm and say "snunshin ne ne" and off I would go to put in the John Denver tape. When that one was over it was always the Beach Boys greatest hits and you could hear from the back of the house in a very high pitched voice 

"innnnnnnnnnnnnn my woommmmm" and that was about the extent of what Susie could say. I remember many hours spent curled up with her head on my shoulder as she serenaded me and i petted her hair cause that was what made her most calm and safe. I have spent a great many years working with people who have developmental disabilities and some of my best life lessons have been taught by those society thinks contributes very little. From the men and women I have served I learned to control my temper and change my lifelong philosophy of hit now ask later. You always had to take that five seconds and realize who was hitting you and remember your at work and not hit back. I was taught to love unconditionally and it's the most pure love I have ever felt.  From them I learned just how special the simple things like a song could be.  How it can so totally change one's life. 

Ok so I love the song "California Girls" both versions since David Lee Roth's and the Beach Boys. It's a catchy tune with a good beat. However I have to totally disagree I would not want all my girls to be Californian. Northern Cali girls might be ok but anything south of the Napa Valley no thanks.....Well ok a lil south is fine but nothing between the Napa Valley and San Diego. San Diego girls are all good. I personally think girls from the Pacific Northwest are the best but then I might be mildly biased. 

Help me Rhondaaaaaaa help me get her outta my heart....What a load of malarkey. You cannot forget one person by being with another. Temporarily perhaps but only you can get someone outta your heart and mind. Good tune though. Very upbeat and one can't help but dance in her antique rocking chair. 

The Beach Boys Endless Summer

• Surfin Safari
• Surfer Girl
• Catch a Wave
• The Warmth of the Sun
• Surfin USA
• Be True to Your School
• Little Duce Coupe
• In My Room
• Shut Down
• Fun, Fun, Fun
• I Get Around
• The Girls on the Beach
• Wendy
• Let Him Run Wild
• Dont Worry Baby
• California Girls
• Girl Dont Tell Me
• Help Me Rhonda
• Your So Good to Me
• All Summer Long
•  

Overall you can't go wrong with some good old fashioned surfer music. The very first concert I went to was a Beach Boys concert. I took one of the girls from the group home who LOVED vinyl even more then I do. She was pretty darn blind and the seats were second row from the stage. Her very favorite band was the Mama's and the Papa's Beach Boys comin in a close second. Well at that concert Andrea was on her feet most of the time but when the Beach Boys covered "California Dreamin" she went NUTS. She started tugging on my shirt yellin "Mama's Papa's nana Mama's Papa's." I said no Andrea its not the Beach Boys and she looked up at me, put her hands on her hips as if to say yea ok looked at me sternly and said " NOoooooooooooooooo Nana Mama's and Papa's " she then turned to face the stage once more and sang every damn word of the song and I had never seen a smile on her face like that before or after. 

Overall the Beach Boys can pick up your mood no matter who you are. Get this double record set close your eyes and be transported in a Woody to a sandy beach with a long board under your arm as you race to catch the granddaddy wave.

Jerry Clower Mouth of Mississippi

First time i heard Jerry was when I took my first road trip to west Virginia with Boyd. I laughed my ass off then and now. He is a great story teller and reminds me of sitting round listening to the older generation talk story. It's something I fear is mostly lost in my generation though I work hard to tell stories.  Grab this record and have a good ole laugh from a Mississippi Boy who aint afraid to tell it like it is. 

Jerry Clower Mouth of Mississippi

• Knock Him Out John
• Public School Music Class
• The Rat Killin
• Pistol Pete
• Those Tigers are Bad Wet or Dry
• Clower Takes a Trip
• Judgment in the Sky
• Green Persimmon Wine
• Ole Highball
• The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth
• New Gene Ledbetter
• The Last Piece of Chicken
• A Double Fire Place
• Little Red

Side note this was done on the 20th but forgot to post it until after midnight. What i get for multitasking. 

Bert Kaempfert Blue Midnight

I was thinking I might be in a writing slump but then it occurred to me it's just that I don't always feel inspired to write and for me that is a requirement. So I am sure you will all excuse my brevity the last few days. 

This record had a lot of recognizable tunes. Ole Bert gets a lot of play time in the movies when it calls for some instrumental. Like for example Love was in many movies like Sleepless in Seattle.  L is for the way you look at me O is for the only one I see V is very, very extraordinary E is even more than anyone that you adore. Most everyone knows those lyrics. Well Bert wrote the tune and good ole Nat King Cole sang it.  I was actually surprised just how many of the tunes I knew. 

Overall review good record nice to relax with

Blue Midnight Bert Kaempfert

• Blue Midnight
• Love
• Red Roses for a Blue Lady
• Java
• Almost There
• Lonely Nightingale
• Cotton Candy
• Three O Clock in the Morning
• Treat for Trumpet
• Goodnight Sweet Dreams